How might we continue to evolve and innovate in order to provide an excellent education that prepares students for the future?

Overview

The RCDS Institute for Innovative Teaching and Learning was launched in 2016 with the goal of empowering faculty to lead, collaborate, and innovate by pursuing ideas that advance the school's mission and values. Faculty members consider how their passions and ideas might help the School beyond their individual classroom walls. They develop project proposals that are then submitted to the Institute team for review. Each year, the Institute funds five faculty projects and provides the administrative support and resources for the projects to grow from idea to implementation. The Institute serves as an innovation lab for faculty and is based on the belief that teachers are the best resource for developing an integrated curriculum and pedagogy that readies students to contribute meaningfully and to flourish.

Promote a thriving faculty by creating opportunities for faculty to lead, collaborate, and innovate while delivering the School’s mission, recognizing that in order to thrive, faculty must feel empowered and supported in taking initiative, and must have meaningful opportunities to contribute, learn, and grow.

Girls of Color Mentoring (2017-18)

How might we ensure that all girls of color feel as though they are an integral part of the RCDS community?

Makerspace Apprenticeship Program (2017-18)

How might we leverage student engagement and knowledge of Makerspaces and create a leadership role for students in our Makerspace that allows them to work as apprentices to the person who runs the space?